Fresh
Alice may be a minor work in the Allen canon, but when its grace notes manage to be heard above the whimsy, they ring true.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Alice
A younger man and a bolder woman
1990 · 1h 42m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Woody Allen
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Alice
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Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of her well-established rut.
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Rotten
Continues Allen's endless, banal quest for the Big Answers.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
It's a strange, magical film.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Farrow peers through the looking glass sparkly in lovely Alice, a downright adorable collaboration with the mellowed father-of-her-child.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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